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opinion
Uncovering COVID-19’s Origin Just One of Many Pandemic Questions for Congress to Answer
The origin of COVID-19—whether natural or the product of a lab—is a crucial yet unresolved issue. Minority staff of a key Senate committee, however, just took a big step forward in solving the mystery. In an “Interim Report” dated October 2022, the Republican staff concludes: While precedent of previous outbreaks of human infections from contact… -
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Texas Superintendent’s Former Mistress Speaks Out, Claims School Board Members Targeted Her
Disclaimer: Neither The Daily Signal nor The Heritage Foundation endorses or opposes any candidates in the Round Rock, Texas, Independent School District elections. This story reports on claims from the superintendent's former mistress, and quotes her election-related statements. It does not endorse or oppose those claims. The woman at the center of a scandal involving… -
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How America Can Outperform China in Critical Diplomacy Competition
For some time after the end of the Cold War in 1989, it was common to think that the world had entered a new era in which great power competition would be a thing of the past. But instead, the world has entered a new era of geopolitical competition between states—an era where competitors like… -
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Want Truth About Modern Dating, Marriage, and Motherhood? Classically Abby Has Advice.
Abby Roth, better known as Classically Abby, says society today lacks authentic conversations about motherhood. “Motherhood has been the best journey of my life,” Roth says, but new mothers don’t necessarily know that the “first 10 to 12 weeks is really hard.” As a new mom, she felt “so overwhelmed initially because it’s such a… -
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These Issues Drive Voters to Polls as Midterm Elections Conclude
Concerns over inflation and the economy are driving voters to the polls. After three rounds of polling, Heritage Action for America Communications Director Noah Weinrich says the economy and inflation are the top issues for between 30% and 50% of voters. “And even for the other voters who have another issue as their top concern,… -
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10 Progressive Candidates to Watch in Midterm Races
While most progressive candidates lost to an incumbent in this year’s Democratic primaries, progressives won over half of the open-seat races. One study found that progressive candidates received many high-profile endorsements, including from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). They also enjoyed support from one or more of the following groups: Indivisible,… -
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Elections Need More Transparency. Why Do Some on Left Want Less?
Why are some self-proclaimed “champions of democracy” calling for less transparency in elections, rather than more? The hundreds of thousands of law-abiding poll observers nationwide who volunteer to monitor elections safeguard one essential component of democracy; namely, transparent elections. Poll observers are the true champions of democracy. In the past few years, election officials have… -
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Avoidable Tragedy: Widow of Slain Deputy Tells Her Story
Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot and killed in the line of duty on June 12. What started as a normal day for Hilliard ended in a deadly encounter with Austin Davidson, a career criminal who had 29 previous interactions with law enforcement. The blame falls on the shoulders of Baltimore City State Attorney… -
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8 Races to Watch as Ballots Are Counted
It’s Election Day once again in the U.S. As millions of Americans head to the polls, here are eight races to watch throughout the day. 1. Michigan Governor Race: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vs. Tudor Dixon Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is facing Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election. Whitmer won the governorship… -
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West Side Story-Singing Pro-Trans Activist Arrested at Lincoln Memorial Protesting Pro-Woman Feminists
WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police arrested a pro-transgender activist outside the Lincoln Memorial on a chaotic Monday afternoon as tourists watched in fascinated bewilderment. Radical activists gathered to protest pro-women feminists gathered at the historic monument on Monday afternoon. Led by Kellie-Jay Keen, who advocates for women’s rights and for biological sex, the feminists spoke into… -
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Justice Department to Monitor 64 Voting Jurisdictions in 24 States
After President Joe Biden attacked state election reforms and asserted, “democracy is on the ballot,” his administration’s Justice Department announced Monday that it would be sending election observers to 24 states. These include Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Florida and other states that implemented election integrity measures Biden and other Democrats have characterized as “Jim Crow 2.0.” … -
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12 More Incidents in Which Lawful Gun Owners Stopped Criminals
In a case called New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court in June struck down concealed carry permitting frameworks in several states that effectively prohibited ordinary Americans from carrying firearms in public for self-defense. Since then, residents of those states have applied for concealed carry permits in droves, showing just… -
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In Big Win for Free Speech, Federal Court Rules That Beauty Pageant Need Not Include Transgender ‘Female’
File this one under “outcomes we could have predicted.” A federal court last week determined that a beauty pageant association could exclude a transgender “female” (i.e., a male) from participating in one of its contests. The decision Wednesday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit was a major win for the First… -
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Tom Cotton Slams Merrick Garland for Allowing Illegal Protests at Supreme Court Justices’ Homes
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton slammed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday for allowing illegal protesting to continue outside the homes of Supreme Court justices. More than six months after the leak of the draft Supreme Court opinion indicating that Roe v. Wade would soon be overturned, pro-abortion activists continue to illegally demonstrate outside justices’… -
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How Congressional Continuing Resolutions Hurt Defense Industrial Base
Inflation, Chinese encroachment, and Russian aggression loom large and dark on the horizon, and U.S. defense capabilities have scarcely looked less prepared. The latest congressional continuing resolution, though better than a total government shutdown or a bad appropriations bill, will make matters worse. With the president’s signature on Congress’ latest continuing resolution, the federal government… -
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Why This Solar Company CEO Wants to Drill, Build Pipelines, and ‘Deploy All Types of Energy’
Drew Bond, co-founder and president of C3 Solutions, is a serial entrepreneur. Having founded several companies in the energy industry, he now leads an organization that helps conservatives counter the Left’s radical environmental ideas. “I would argue that many conservatives are, in fact, better environmentalists than many in the environmental community,” Bond tells The Daily… -
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Transgender ‘Treatments’ for Kids Are Hiding in Plain Sight on the Ballot in 2 States, Critics Warn
The transgender agenda appears to have weaseled its way onto the ballot in two states, but voters may not know it. Hidden in the language of two proposed state constitutional amendments is a "right" to transgender medical interventions that would undermine parental rights and make children vulnerable to "treatments" that would leave them scarred, stunted,… -
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Why a ‘Democrat-Leaning Open Seat’ in California Is So Competitive
A California congressional district that had previously been labeled a “Democrat-leaning open seat” has become a “toss up,” according to some analysts as Election Day nears. Republican candidate John Duarte and Democrat candidate Adam Gray are running to represent California’s 13th Congressional District in Tuesday’s general election. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., currently represents California’s 13th Congressional District after defeating Republican candidate… -
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American Fitness Has National Security Implications. It’s Time to Take It More Seriously.
Fiscal year 2023 is projected to be the most difficult year for military recruiting since the inception of the all-volunteer force in 1973. Every branch of the military is reporting extreme challenges in recruiting enough volunteers to fill their ranks. Not only are fewer people volunteering, but there are fewer eligible Americans to recruit as… -
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Florida Medical Boards Ban Transgender Surgeries, Hormones for Minors
The Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine approved a new rule Friday banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and transgender surgeries for minors. The two boards approved the rule banning such treatments for young people under 18 during a joint meeting on Friday, according to Florida’s Voice. The Florida Board of…